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Cover Letters
A great cover letter can make the difference in getting a potential employer or recruiter to pay attention to your job application and resume. At the executive level, when you are competing with others who likely also have impressive work histories and plentiful accomplishments, a cover letter needs to intrigue a potential employer so that…
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Why is a strong cover letter so important, even for executives? First of all, employers expect a cover letter. Not writing one when a cover letter is expected can hurt you far more than writing a cover letter when one isn’t explicitly asked for can hurt you. After all, when have you ever been upset…
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Cover letter writing can be tough. If you’re looking for an excuse not to write one, well, I have bad news—that excuse might save you from writing a cover letter, but it could cost you a job. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re probably familiar with my advice that yes, executives do…
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Isn’t my resume enough to show my experience and value to a prospective employer? Why do I need an executive cover letter, too? You might be asking yourself these questions as you plunge headlong into a search for a new executive position. It’s true, it is a lot of work to write a resume—and then…
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Your application to a job is supposed to be all about you and your strengths, right? It’s the one time that it’s okay to brag—in fact, bragging is encouraged. That’s right, but only to an extent. You also need to show, especially in your cover letter, why your skills and accomplishments are beneficial to the…
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The importance of a cover letter in a recruiter’s hiring decision is quickly dwindling. In fact, the role a cover letter plays in a hiring decision pales in comparison to job experience and culture fit. BUT – when you throw out the “traditional” cover letter that so many of us (and so many recruiters) are…
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